Chorus. "He means to strike, he means to strike,
Rash man! Did ever you hear the like
Of what he has just asserted?
Living is dear enough now, on my soul,
What will it be when we can't get coal?
Prime Minister (entering suddenly).
This strike must be averted."
There seems to have been some doubt as to how the Prime Minister's entrance should be effected, for at this point we get the marginal note: "? From door of No. 10. ? On wings. ? Trap door. ? Riding St. Bernard Dog."
But the difficulty was evidently settled, and the Chorus begins again:—
"Oh, here is the wizard from Wales,